What Type Of Fans Have 4 Pin Molex

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No, they don't. If you want to connect fans directly to the power supply via 4 pin Molex, you need to use adapters, which most worthwhile fans come with or you can buy relatively cheap. There are fans that are 4 pin Molex hardwired versions, but they are not generally PWM. PWM fans connect to 4 pin motherboard headers which are entirely different from 4 pin Molex which have no regulation in most cases except a few versions that have the 4 pin Molex connector for power and a separate reference signal connector to be connected to the signal pin on the motherboard PWM socket.

I don't recommend 4 pin Molex fans as they run at full speed at all times aside from a few like I mentioned. It also makes a big difference what SIZE fans you're...
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No, they don't. If you want to connect fans directly to the power supply via 4 pin Molex, you need to use adapters, which most worthwhile fans come with or you can buy relatively cheap. There are fans that are 4 pin Molex hardwired versions, but they are not generally PWM. PWM fans connect to 4 pin motherboard headers which are entirely different from 4 pin Molex which have no regulation in most cases except a few versions that have the 4 pin Molex connector for power and a separate reference signal connector to be connected to the signal pin on the motherboard PWM socket.

I don't recommend 4 pin Molex fans as they run at full speed at all times aside from a few like I mentioned. It also makes a big difference what SIZE fans you're looking for.

PWM fans are NOT 4 pin Molex. Molex are the 4 pin sockets that come directly from the power supply like the old style optical drive power connectors.
 
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